When Creative Potentials are Being Undermined By Commercial Imperatives: Change and resistance in six cases of newsroom reorganisation

Digital Journalism

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 44-60

  Hofstetter, Brigitte ^a   Schoenhagen, Philomen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

agency; commercialisation; cross media production; journalism; newsroom convergence; norms; structuration theory; values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84965079430     PISSN: 21670811     EISSN: 2167082X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21670811.2016.1155966     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Altmeppen, Klaus-Dieter. 1999. Redaktionen als Koordinationszentren:Beobachtungen journalistischen Handelns [Editorial Departments as Coordination Centers:Observation of Journalistic Action]. Opladen:Westdeutscher Verlag.
2. García Avilés, José A., Klaus, Meier, Andy, Kaltenbrunner, Miguel, Carvajal, and Daniela, Kraus. 2009. “Newsroom Integration in Austria, Spain and Germany.” Journalism Practice 3 (3):285–303. doi:10.1080/17512780902798638.
3. Bechmann, Anja., 2011. “Closer Apart? The Networks of Cross-Media Production.” In Making Online News. Volume 2. Newsroom Ethnographies in the Second Decade of Internet Journalism, edited by David, Domingo and Chris, Paterson, 15–29. New York:Peter Lang Publishing.
4. Beck, Klaus, Dennis, Reineck, and Christiane, Schubert. 2010. Journalistische Qualität in der Wirtschaftskrise [Journalistic Quality in the Economic Crisis]. Konstanz:UVK.
5. Brüggemann, Michael., 2002. The Missing Link. Crossmediale Vernetzung von Print und Online [The Missing Link. Cross-Media Linkage of Print and Online]. München:R. Fischer.
6. Christians, Clifford G., Theodore L., Glasser, Denis, McQuail, Kaarle, Nordenstreng, and Robert A., White. 2009. Normative Theories of the Media. Journalism in Democratic Societies. Urbana:University of Illinois Press.
7. Compton, James R., and Paul, Benedetti. 2010. “Labour, New Media and the Institutional Restructuring of Journalism.” Journalism Studies 11 (4):487–499. doi:10.1080/14616701003638350.
8. Erdal, Ivar J., 2009. “Cross-Media (Re)Production Cultures.” Convergence:The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies 15 (2):215–231.
9. Fenton, Natalie, and Tamara, Witschge. 2011. “‘Comment is Free, Facts Are Sacred’:Journalistic Ethics in a Changing Mediascape.” In News Online. Transformation and Continuities, edited by Graham, Meikle and Guy Redden, 148–163. Basingstoke.
10. Franklin, Bob. 2010. “Introduction.” Journalism Studies 11 (4):442–463. doi:10.1080/14616701003802535.
11. Fürst, Silke, Philomen, Schönhagen, and Stefan, Bosshart. 2015. “Mass Communication is More than a One-Way Street:On the Persistent Function and Relevance of Journalism.” Javnost - the Public 22 (4):328–344. doi:10.1080/13183222.2015.1091621.
12. García Avilés José A., and Miguel, Carvajal. 2008. “Integrated and Cross-Media Newsroom Convergence:Two Models of Multimedia News Production - The Cases of Novotécnica and La Verdad Multimedia in Spain.” Convergence:The Journal of Research into New Media Technologies 14 (2):221–239. doi:10.1177/1354856507087945.
13. García-Avilés, José A., Andy, Kaltenbrunner, and Klaus, Meier. 2014. “Media Convergence Revisited.” Journalism Practice 8 (5):573–584. doi:10.1080/17512786.2014.885678.
14. Ghersetti, Marina. 2014. “Still the Same? Comparing News Content in Online and Print Media.” Journalism Practice 8 (4):373–389. doi:10.1080/17512786.2013.813201.
15. Giddens, Anthony. 1976. New Rules of Sociological Method:A Positive Critique of Interpretative Sociologies. London:Hutchinson.
16. Giddens, Anthony., 2010. The Constitution of Society. Outline of the Theory of Structuration. Cambridge:Polity Press. Original edition, 1984. Reprint, 2010.
17. Goyette-Côté, Marc-Olivier, Renaud, Carbasse, and Éric, George. 2012. “Converging Journalism. Producing and Publishing for Multi-Platform Conglomerates in Canada.” Journalism Studies 13 (5-6):753–762. doi:10.1080/1461670x.2012.667991.
18. Graham, Gary, and Alison, Smart. 2010. “The Regional‐Newspaper Industry Supply Chain and the Internet.” Supply Chain Management:An International Journal 15 (3):196–206. doi:10.1108/13598541011039956.
19. Hermida, Alfred, and Neil, Thurman. 2008. “A Clash of Cultures. the Integration of User-Generated Content within Professional Journalistic Frameworks at British Newspaper Websites.” Journalism Practice 2 (3):343–356. doi:10.1080/17512780802054538.
20. Kaye, Jeff, and Stephen, Quinn. 2010. Funding Journalism in the Digital Age. Business Models, Strategies, Issues and Trends. New York:Lang.
21. Keel, Guido, and Vinzenz, Wyss. 2012. “Journalistische Praxis und Internet.” [“Journalism Practice and Internet.”] In Im Auftrag des BAKOM. Aktuelle Studien zur Leistungsfähigkeit von Presse, Radio und Fernsehen in der Schweiz [On Behalf of OFCOM (Federal Office of Communication). Current Studies on the Performance of the Press, Radio and Television in Switzerland], edited by Martina, Leonarz, 89–105. Zürich:SwissGIS.
22. King, Elliot., 2010. Free for All. the Internet’s Transformation of Journalism. Evanston, Illinois:Northwestern University Press.
23. Kradolfer, Edi, Ueli Custer, and Matthias Künzler., 2010. Die wirtschaftlichen Entwicklungen der Medien in der Schweiz 2000-2010. Strukturen und Perspektiven [The Ecomomic Development of Swiss Media 2000-2010. Structures and Perspectives]. Biel:BAKOM.
24. Lecheler, Sophie, and Sanne, Kruikemeier. 2016. “Re-Evaluating Journalistic Routines in a Digital Age. a Review of Research on the Use of Online Sources.” New Media & Society 18 (1):156–171. doi:10.1177/1461444815600412.
25. Levy, David A. L., and Rasmus K., Nielsen. 2010. The Changing Business of Journalism and Its Implications for Democracy. Oxford:Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
26. Lindlof, Thomas R., and Bryan C., Taylor. 2002. Qualitative Communication Research Methods. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA:Sage Publishing.
27. Loosen, Wiebke. 2005. “Zur »medialen Entgrenzungsfähigkeit« journalistischer Arbeitsprozesse:Synergien zwischen Print-, TV- und Online-Redaktionen.” [On Dissolution Capacity of Journalistic Work Processes:Synergies between Online Departments of Print, TV and Online Media] Publizistik 50 (3):304–319. doi:10.1007/s11616-005-0134-4.
28. Machill, Marcel, and Markus, Beiler. 2009. “The Importance of the Internet for Journalistic Research.” Journalism Studies 10 (2):178–203. doi:10.1080/14616700802337768.
29. McChesney, Robert W., and John, Nichols. 2010. The Death and Life of American Journalism. the Media Revolution That Will Begin the World Again. Philadelphia, PA:Nation Books.
30. Meier, Klaus. 2007. “Innovations in Central European Newsrooms. Overview and Case Study.” Journalism Practice 1 (1):4–19. doi:10.1080/17512780601078803.
31. Meier, Klaus., 2010. “Crossmedialer Journalismus. Eine Analyse redaktioneller Konvergenz.” [„Cross-Media Journalism. an Analysis of Editorial Convergence.”] In Crossmedia - wer bleibt auf der Strecke? Beiträge aus Wissenschaft und Praxis [Cross-Media - Who Falls by the Wayside? Contributions from Science and Practice], edited by Ralf, Hohlfeld, Philipp, Müller, Annekathrin, Richter, and Franziska, Zacher, 94–110. Berlin/Münster.
32. Mitchelstein, Eugenia, and Pablo J., Boczkowski. 2009. “Between Tradition and Change.” Journalism 10 (5):562–586. doi:10.1177/1464884909106533.
33. Ortmann, Günther, Jörg Sydow, and Arnold Windeler., 1997. “Organisation als reflexive Strukturation.” [„Organisation as Reflexive Structuration.”] In Theorien der Organisation. Die Rückkehr der Gesellschaft [Theories of Organisation. The Return of Society], edited by Günther, Ortmann, Jörg, Sydow, and Klaus, Türk, 315–354. Opladen:Westdeutscher Verlag.
34. Phillips, Angela., 2012. “Faster and Shallower. Homogenisation, Cannibalisation and the Death of Reporting.” In Changing Journalism, edited by Peter, Lee-Wright, Angela, Phillips and Tamara, Witschge, 81–98. London:Routledge.
35. Picard, Robert G., 2008. “Shifts in Newspaper Advertising Expenditures and Their Implications for the Future of Newspapers.” Journalism Studies 9 (5):704–716. doi:10.1080/14616700802207649.
36. Quandt, Thorsten. 2005. Journalisten im Netz:eine Untersuchung journalistischen Handelns in Online-Redaktionen [Journalists Online:An Investigation of Journalistic Action in Online News Departments]. Wiesbaden:VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.
37. Robinson, Sue. 2011. “Convergence Crises:News Work and News Space in the Digitally Transforming Newsroom.” Journal of Communication 61 (6):1122–1141. doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.2011.01603.x.
38. Schmitz Weiss, Amy, and David, Domingo. 2010. “Innovation Processes in Online Newsrooms as Actor-Networks and Communities of Practice.” New Media & Society 12 (7):1156–1171. doi:10.1177/1461444809360400.
39. Schönhagen, Philomen, Brigitte Hofstetter, and Stefan Bosshart., 2014. “Nutzerbeteiligung und journalistisches Handeln in Schweizer Redaktionen.” [„User Participation and Journalistic Action in Swiss Editorial Departments.”] In Von der Gutenberg-Galaxis zur Google-Galaxis. Alte und neue Grenzvermessungen nach 50 Jahren DGPuK [From Gutenberg-Galaxy to Google-Galaxy:Old and New Boundary Surveys after 50 Years of DGPuK], edited by Birgit, Stark, Oliver, Quiring, and Nikolaus, Jackob, 151–167. Konstanz:UVK.
40. Silcock, B. William, and Susan, Keith. 2006. “Translating the Tower of Babel?” Journalism Studies 7 (4):610–627. doi:10.1080/14616700600758025.
41. Siles, Ignacio, and Pablo J., Boczkowski. 2012. “Making Sense of the Newspaper Crisis:A Critical Assessment of Existing Research and an Agenda for Future Work.” New Media & Society 14 (8):1375–1394.
42. Singer, Jane B., 2004. “Strange Bedfellows? The Diffusion of Convergence in Four News Organizations.” Journalism Studies 5 (1):3–18. doi:10.1080/1461670032000174701.
43. Sjøvaag, Helle. 2013. “Journalistic Autonomy. between Structure, Agency and Institution.” NORDICOM Review 34:155–166.
44. Stones, Rob., 2005. Structuration Theory, Traditions in Social History. Basingstoke [etc.]:Palgrave Macmillan.
45. Tameling, Klaske, and Marcel, Broersma. 2013. “De-Converging the Newsroom:Strategies for Newsroom Change and Their Influence on Journalism Practice.” International Communication Gazette 75 (1):19–34. doi:10.1177/1748048512461760.
46. Usher, Nikki. 2013. “Marketplace Public Radio and News Routines Reconsidered:Between Structures and Agents.” Journalism 14 (6):807–822. doi:10.1177/1464884912455903.
47. Vujnovic, Marina, Jane B., Singer, Steve, Paulussen, Ari, Heinonen, Zvi, Reich, Thorsten, Quandt, Alfred, Hermida, and David, Domingo. 2010. “Exploring the Political-Economic Factors of Participatory Journalism. Views of Online Journalists in 10 Countries.” Journalism Practice 4 (3):285–296. doi:10.1080/17512781003640588.
48. Wallace, Sue. 2013. “The Complexities of Convergence:Multiskilled Journalists Working in BBC Regional Multimedia Newsrooms.” The International Communication Gazette 75 (1):99–117.10.1177/1748048512461764
49. Wyss, Vinzenz. 2002. Redaktionelles Qualitätsmanagement:Ziele, Normen, Ressourcen [Editorial Quality Management:Aims, Norms, Resources]. Konstanz:UVK.
50. Zhang, Shixin I., 2009. “Newsroom Convergence Models of China's Beijing Youth Daily and Denmark's Nordjyske.” Chinese Journal of Communication 2 (3):330–347. doi:10.1080/17544750903209226.
51. Zhang, Shixin I., 2012. “The Newsroom of the Future. Newsroom Convergence Models in China.” Journalism Practice 6 (5–6):776–787. doi:10.1080/17512786.2012.667281.